DOJ warns Elon Musk about his $1 million voting sweepstakes in swing states: reports

• The DOJ warned Elon Musk about his $1 million voting sweepstakes, CNN and The New York Times reported.
• The gambit is part of Musk’s efforts to mobilize swing-state voters.
• Election law experts previously told Business Insider the contest was legally dubious.

Elon Musk‘s efforts to mobilize swing-state voters via a $1 million sweepstakes has the US Department of Justice watching.

The agency recently warned Musk’s America Super PAC that his contest could violate federal law, CNN and The New York Times reported Wednesday, citing people briefed on the matter.

Neither Musk nor the DOJ immediately responded to Business Insider’s request for comment.

Paying people to register to vote is against the law. Several election law experts told BI earlier this week that Musk’s latest gambit could spell legal trouble for the billionaire, who has thrown his support behind former President Donald Trump.

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